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Amputation prevention tips for diabetic patients

While "One Foot, Two Foot, Red Foot, Blue Foot" may be the opening line of a humorous children's book by Dr. Seuss, foot complications are no laughing matter to the 20 million Americans with diabetes. According to the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society (AOFAS), ulceration, infection, and gangrene are the most common foot and ankle problems of the diabetic patient.

21 Oct 2009

Duke Abdominal Assessment Scale can help predict NEC disease in newborns

Radiologists at Duke University Medical Center have developed a scale called the Duke Abdominal Assessment Scale (DAAS) to assist clinicians in determining the severity of disease and the need for surgery in infants with necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), according to a study in the November issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

21 Oct 2009

MediWound reports positive results from phase III Debrase trial for treating burns

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. announced today that MediWound Ltd., a company in which Teva holds an 11% interest, reported positive results from a pre planned interim analysis of a phase III trial for Debrase®, an enzymatic debriding agent for burns.

21 Oct 2009

New cutting edge nerve procedure relieves migraine permanently

The Plastic Surgery Center today announced that a 57-year-old Plainfield man reports he is free of constant headache pain after undergoing a new cutting edge nerve procedure to permanently eliminate pain caused by migraines. The procedure was performed by plastic and reconstructive surgeon Dr. Matthew Kaufman, of the Plastic Surgery Center in New Jersey on August 4, 2009.

21 Oct 2009

Eclipsys supports healthcare providers to meet the goal of ARRA

To support healthcare organizations in making the appropriate technology decisions to maximize federal stimulus dollar opportunity, Eclipsys Corporation®, The Outcomes Company®, today announced the multiple superior outcomes its client organizations are achieving today.

20 Oct 2009

ImPACKD calls for raising awareness about the risks of calcium overuse in CKD patients

Most Canadians living with CKD have likely never spoken with their physicians about calcium and the serious health risks associated with its overuse. This is why Improving Patient Advocacy in Chronic Kidney Disease (ImPACKD), a group of CKD patients and caregivers committed to raising awareness about the risks of calcium overuse, is starting the conversation about the importance of knowing the limits and keeping them in check.

20 Oct 2009

Vertos Medical raises $15.5 million for U.S. commercialization of the company’s "mild" technology

Medical device company Vertos Medical, Inc., developer of the mild® procedure for lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS), today announced it has completed a $15.5 million Series D financing. New investor, ONSET Ventures, led the round with additional participation from existing Vertos investors CHL Medical Partners, Foundation Medical Partners, Aweida Venture Partners and DFJ Mercury.

20 Oct 2009

Aspect Medical Systems to present a complete family of BIS monitoring technologies at ASA meeting

The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Annual Meeting will feature 62 scientific presentations that reference BIS® monitoring when it convenes on October 17-21, 2009 in New Orleans. BIS-related research will cover a broad range of applications for BIS monitoring, including initial results from studies conducted as part of a comparative effectiveness research collaboration with the Cleveland Clinic as well as findings from a study evaluating use of a Composite Variability Index (CVI) that is based on BIS parameters.

20 Oct 2009

Two high blood pressure medicines effective in treating stable ischemic heart disease

Two medications commonly used to treat high blood pressure appear to be effective in treating a common type of heart disease known as stable ischemic heart disease, according to a new comparative effectiveness review funded by HHS' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

20 Oct 2009

Seguro Surgical obtains global marketing rights to use a novel abdominal surgery device

Seguro Surgical, Inc., a medical device development company specializing in the commercialization of surgical instrumentation, today announced that it has acquired, from The Johns Hopkins University, the global marketing rights to a novel device for use in abdominal surgery.

20 Oct 2009

Non-invasive tool to increase facial volume and reverse some of the visible signs of aging

Faces don't lie when it comes to showing signs of aging. Yet gravity alone is not the sole determinant of the aging face. Studies have demonstrated that volume loss of soft tissue and bone is at least equally important to facial aging. The loss of volume in the face over time can cause deep lines, sunken areas around the eyes, temples, nose and jowls.

20 Oct 2009

Physicians say thyroid surgery safe for older people

Thyroid surgery is safe for older patients, say physicians who found only slight differences in rates of complications and hospital readmissions in a multi-year study.

20 Oct 2009

Age, gender and malignancies pose significant risk factors for TIVADs survival

It is common practice to insert totally implantable venous access devices (TIVADs) in cancer patients beginning a course of chemotherapy to eliminate potential peripheral venous access problems; however, risk factors impacting the survival of TIVADs remain unclear.

20 Oct 2009

Stemedica completes pre-IND meeting with the FDA concerning allogeneic mesenchymal bone marrow cells

Stemedica Cell Technologies, Inc., a world leader in stem cell research and manufacturing, announced that it completed its pre-IND meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding a proposed IND (Investigative New Drug) to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Stemedica's high potency proprietary allogeneic mesenchymal bone marrow-derived stem cells (adult human) as a treatment for ischemic stroke.

20 Oct 2009

Cumberland Pharmaceuticals publishes data on its Phase III intravenous ibuprofen study

Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced today that its Phase III study on intravenous ibuprofen as a post-operative analgesic was published in Volume 31, Number 9 of the peer-reviewed journal Clinical Therapeutics, distributed in October. The study concludes that patients emerging from orthopedic and abdominal surgeries required less narcotic and experienced less pain with 800 mg of intravenous ibuprofen every six hours compared to morphine alone.

20 Oct 2009

OrSense presents data on its NBM-200MP system for hemoglobin and blood oximetry measurements

OrSense Ltd., developer of monitors for non-invasive measurements of various blood parameters, presented today at the American Association of Anesthesiologists (ASA) annual meeting, in New Orleans. The results from a multi-center study indicate that NBM-200MP, a continuous, non-invasive monitoring system, measures levels of oxygen saturation and hemoglobin accurately and reliably in comparison to accepted methods.

20 Oct 2009

Tel Aviv University develops scaffold to regenerate damaged bones and tissues

Mother Nature has provided the lizard with a unique ability to regrow body tissue that is damaged or torn ― if its tail is pulled off, it grows right back. She has not been quite so generous with human beings. But we might be able to come close, thanks to new research from Tel Aviv University.

20 Oct 2009

Failure to correct hearing loss may lead brain to forget how to hear and understand speech

Most of the 28 million Americans living with untreated hearing loss may not be aware that failure to take corrective action could result in the brain actually "forgetting" how to hear and understand speech, warns HearUSA audiologist Cindy Beyer.

19 Oct 2009

Durham VA Medical Center receives Daxor's BVA-100 Blood Volume Analyzer

Daxor Corporation, a medical instrumentation and biotechnology company, today announced the receipt of a signed trial agreement from the Institute for Medical Research at the Durham Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center of Durham, North Carolina.

19 Oct 2009

Merge Healthcare to launch new anesthesia information management solutions at ASA 2009 Annual Meeting

As increased regulatory compliance and pay-for-performance models are leading to higher requirements for electronic data collection and professional fee billing of surgery-related procedures, Merge Healthcare, has responded with new anesthesia information management solutions (AIMS), which will be on display at the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) 2009 Annual Meeting.

19 Oct 2009

Surgery News and Research

Amputation prevention tips for diabetic patients

Duke Abdominal Assessment Scale can help predict NEC disease in newborns

MediWound reports positive results from phase III Debrase trial for treating burns

New cutting edge nerve procedure relieves migraine permanently

Eclipsys supports healthcare providers to meet the goal of ARRA

ImPACKD calls for raising awareness about the risks of calcium overuse in CKD patients

Vertos Medical raises $15.5 million for U.S. commercialization of the company’s "mild" technology

Aspect Medical Systems to present a complete family of BIS monitoring technologies at ASA meeting

Two high blood pressure medicines effective in treating stable ischemic heart disease

Seguro Surgical obtains global marketing rights to use a novel abdominal surgery device

Non-invasive tool to increase facial volume and reverse some of the visible signs of aging

Physicians say thyroid surgery safe for older people

Age, gender and malignancies pose significant risk factors for TIVADs survival

Stemedica completes pre-IND meeting with the FDA concerning allogeneic mesenchymal bone marrow cells

Cumberland Pharmaceuticals publishes data on its Phase III intravenous ibuprofen study

OrSense presents data on its NBM-200MP system for hemoglobin and blood oximetry measurements

Tel Aviv University develops scaffold to regenerate damaged bones and tissues

Failure to correct hearing loss may lead brain to forget how to hear and understand speech

Durham VA Medical Center receives Daxor's BVA-100 Blood Volume Analyzer

Merge Healthcare to launch new anesthesia information management solutions at ASA 2009 Annual Meeting

Achieving and maintaining ISO 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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